$Id: README.GMT 10386 2017-06-20 03:12:50Z pwessel $
Dear potential GMT users-
Versions 5.4.2 and 4.5.16 of GMT have recently been released.
Either version of GMT can be installed under Unix or Windows.
For GMT 5, see instructions on gmt.soest.hawaii.edu.
For new installers of GMT4 under a Unix-like OS:
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The preferred way to obtain the necessary GMT4
is to interact with the GMT4 web page install form via
gmt.soest.hawaii.edu. Filling out the form will
return to you a parameter file that you may use with
the install script that you can download from the same
install page.
Should you want to ftp the old-fashioned way then the files
you will need are:
gmt-4.5.16-src.tar.bz2 The entire GMT4 distribution (GNU License)
gmt-4.5.16-non-gpl-src.tar.bz2 Optional dependencies not under GNU License
gshhs-gmt-2.3.7.tar.gz The entire GSHHS 2.3.7 coastlines,
rivers, and borders data set.
install_gmt4.sh Bourne shell install script
The install_gmt4.sh Bourne script can be used after manual ftp as well.
Place script in the same directory as the archives and run.
For new installers of GMT under Windows:
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If you only want to install executables, follow the GMT website
link to our GMT Windows Installers. If you actually want to compile
GMT from source under Windows, consult the README.WIN32 file
in the main GMT directory for instructions.
There are several mirror sites available. Use the site that
is geographically closest to you to improve transmission
throughput:
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ftp.soest.hawaii.edu Honolulu, Hawaii, USA [GMT HOME]
ftp.star.nesdis.noaa.gov College Park, Maryland, USA
ftp.iris.washington.edu Seattle, Washington, USA
ftp.geologi.uio.no Oslo, Norway
gd.tuwien.ac.at Vienna U of Technology, Austria
ftp.iag.usp.br Sao Paulo, Brazil
ftp.eos.hokudai.ac.jp. Sapporo, Japan
gmt.mirror.ac.za TENET, South Africa
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The GMT Team